Appropriation questions

4. Artists take risks.

- try new things

- experiment

Did you try something that you weren’t sure about as part of this project?

Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?

I have never done anything weird or switched like i have in this appropriation project. I defiantly took some risk in creating the sponge green background since i have never used sponge art before. I felt like this project wasn't for the title appreciation but it all came together andi like   the idea. Using the sponge was defiantly something i wouldn't use but it came together.  

7. Artists reflect.

- analyze work and process

When did you step back and analyze you work during this project?

I felt like i was just making this up and that it was gonna turn out bad but its going very well. I defiantly stopped when i was using the sponge because I wasn't very convinced. 

 6. Artists solve problems.

- try alternative solutions

- use mistakes as learning opportunities

How did you respond to challenges that occurred as you worked?

Did your work take an unexpected turn due to a mistake or did something happen that was unplanned?

I had some issue with designing the laptop. I wasn't used to eye point. I had some issue with the sponge idea too. I would be using the sponge and some areas would look "spongy" and others looked like regular paint. 

Text project

I used this idea because i thought it was very simple and creative. I liked how it was easy going, nota lot   was going on in the page. I had a ballon drifting in the blue sky with text instead of the ballon string with the words "sometimes you just have to let go".

Tensions project.

For this project i tried to show tension by pulling a rope from both ends causing tension. With only one string attached also. 

book carving project!!

Prompt: Explain how you developed your design for your book carving. How important was it to have a clear plan before starting? What were the challenges you faced when working on this project? Explain how you overcame them. Discuss your design and how it relates to the book you chose (if that was the case, if not just discuss design). Did you take any risks? How and why? Describe how you felt about the overall project and if you felt it was successful.


I developed my idea when I was thinking of something I would want to treasure for a long time and I was thinking something that would be personal to me. so I developed the idea of the pyramids. it is extremely important to make a big plan before working because that is the most important part of the project I faced lot challenges with the carving itself because it was complicated and it bothered my hands a lot. my design was the pyramids and I chose it because i'm Egyptian.

Flower girl!

1. How did you show amusement and variety in your piece? Explain your 

choice of subject matter and how you created a unified piece of art.

I showed amusement by the hair i had in the piece and and variety in the different flowers everywhere on her head

2. Describe your experience with using mixed media. What mixed media did you use for your piece?

I really enjoyed doing this projecta lot  because there was a lot of color involved and  i loved piecing the flowers and doing the 3D shirt.  

3. What role did our lessons on visual journaling play in the success of your piece? Explain.

The colors if the different flowers and in her eyes showed visual journaling

4. Discuss any challenges you experienced and how you overcame obstacles. I had a lot of challenges with the 3D shirt and piecing the flower sizes to specific places. 

Picture for portrait.

Nerds portrait!!!

1. Who did you choose to do a portrait of? Why did you choose that person? 
I chose a picture of my face next to Darian Washington, half mine, half hers. I chose it because we woked together and i thought it would be nice to have both of our together

2. When brainstorming about this project how did you decide what would be the best materials to use to create it? Explain how your material choice impacted the look of your piece. Why was this so important. Explain.
We thought candy would be a really cool thing, something colorful and we
Automatically thought of nerds candy. It impacted it hecause its
SOmething ew thay not alot of people think about. Its very unique

3. Describe the risks you took or that were involved in creating the project. What were the challenges you faced?
I took risks with simply using the medium because its very difficult and it ad a really hard disicion to make. The challenges we faced was aplying the nerds onto the cardboard which took alot of work
4. How did your choices impact the look and feel of the piece? Did your choice of materials have any connection with the person you chose to represent?  I felt mre creative and different.  Well not really because it was just a picture of my friend and I and I dont think it had aconnection